School of Hygiene Tamale, P.O. Box 88, Tamale, Ghana.
College of Health Sciences Yendi, Ministry of Health, Ghana.
Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol. 2022 Apr 12;2022:3616028. doi: 10.1155/2022/3616028. eCollection 2022.
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the world's second most common cause of death, trailing only respiratory tract infections. Because of anatomical and physiological changes along the urinary tract, pregnant women accounted for approximately 20% of all cases of urinary tract infection.
This study sought to assess maternal age and stage of pregnancy as determinants of UTI among pregnant women in Tamale.
This study employed a descriptive cross-sectional survey as the study design in the antenatal clinic of Tamale Central Hospital (TCH). This was carried out by reviewing laboratory records of urinalysis results done on pregnant women. Data entry and analysis were performed by the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20. Chi-square and binary logistics analysis were used to determine the relationship.
Data analysis was done for 158 pregnant women, most (35.4%) were within the age group of 36-45 years, and most (38.6%) were within their first trimester. The overall prevalence of UTI infections among pregnant women was 33.5%. The prevalence was 27.8% for candiduria and 8.9% for bacteriuria. Women in the first trimester of their pregnancy were more likely to have UTI (AOR = 2.48, 95% CI =1.03-5.94). Also, Pregnant women of the age group of 26-35 years were less likely to get UTIs as compared to those of the age group 15-25 years (AOR = 0.40, 95% CI =0.17-0.92). Finally, those of the age group of 36-45 years were less likely to get UTI as compared to those of the age group 15-25 years (AOR = 0.28, 95% CI =0.12-0.66).
The prevalence of UTI among studied pregnant women was high (38.0%), and the most prone maternal age group and trimesters to UTI are 15-25 years and first trimester, respectively.
尿路感染（UTI）是全球第二大致死原因，仅次于呼吸道感染。由于尿路的解剖和生理变化，孕妇约占尿路感染的所有病例的 20%。
本研究旨在评估塔马拉的孕妇中，产妇年龄和妊娠阶段是否为尿路感染的决定因素。
本研究采用描述性横断面调查作为塔马拉中央医院（TCH）产前诊所的研究设计。这是通过检查对孕妇进行的尿液分析结果的实验室记录来完成的。数据输入和分析由社会科学统计软件包（SPSS）版本 20 执行。卡方检验和二元逻辑分析用于确定关系。
对 158 名孕妇进行了数据分析，其中大多数（35.4%）处于 36-45 岁年龄组，大多数（38.6%）处于妊娠第一 trimester。孕妇尿路感染的总体患病率为 33.5%。念珠菌尿的患病率为 27.8%，菌尿的患病率为 8.9%。妊娠第一 trimester 的妇女更容易发生 UTI（AOR = 2.48，95%CI = 1.03-5.94）。此外，与 15-25 岁年龄组相比，26-35 岁年龄组的孕妇发生 UTI 的可能性较低（AOR = 0.40，95%CI = 0.17-0.92）。最后，与 15-25 岁年龄组相比，36-45 岁年龄组的孕妇发生 UTI 的可能性较低（AOR = 0.28，95%CI = 0.12-0.66）。
在所研究的孕妇中，UTI 的患病率很高（38.0%），最易发生 UTI 的产妇年龄组和妊娠时期分别为 15-25 岁和第一 trimester。
